Psychological Testing: An Introduction,9780521861816

Psychological Testing: An Introduction

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780521861816
ISBN10: 0521861810
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-04-24
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary

This book is an introductory text to the field of psychological testing primarily suitable for undergraduate students in psychology, education, business, and related fields. This book will also be of interest to graduate students who have not had a prior exposure to psychological testing and to professionals such as lawyers who need to consult a useful source. Psychological Testing is clearly written, well-organized, comprehensive, and replete with illustrative materials. In addition to the basic topics, the text covers in detail topics that are often neglected by other texts such as cross-cultural testing, the issue of faking tests, the impact of computers and the use of tests to assess positive behaviors such as creativity.

Author Biography

George Domino is the former Director of Clinical Psychology and Professor of Psychology at the University of Arizona

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
PART ONE. BASIC ISSUES
The Nature of Tests
1(14)
Aim
1(1)
Introduction
1(4)
Categories of Tests
5(4)
Ethical Standards
9(2)
Information about Tests
11(1)
Summary
12(2)
Suggested Readings
14(1)
Discussion Questions
14(1)
Test Construction, Administration, and Interpretation
15(27)
Aim
15(1)
Constructing a Test
15(3)
Test Items
18(4)
Philosophical Issues
22(3)
Administering a Test
25(1)
Interpreting Test Scores
25(3)
Item Characteristics
28(6)
Norms
34(4)
Combining Test Scores
38(2)
Summary
40(1)
Suggested Readings
41(1)
Discussion Questions
41(1)
Reliability and Validity
42(25)
Aim
42(1)
Introduction
42(1)
Reliability
42(1)
Types of Reliability
43(9)
Validity
52(5)
Aspects of Validity
57(8)
Summary
65(1)
Suggested Readings
66(1)
Discussion Questions
66(1)
PART TWO. DIMENSIONS OF TESTING
Personality
67(25)
Aim
67(1)
Introduction
67(1)
Some Basic Issues
68(2)
Types of Personality Tests
70(2)
Examples of Specific Tests
72(16)
The Big Five
88(3)
Summary
91(1)
Suggested Readings
91(1)
Discussion Questions
91(1)
Cognition
92(35)
Aim
92(1)
Introduction
92(2)
Theories of Intelligence
94(3)
Other Aspects
97(3)
The Binet Tests
100(5)
The Wechsler Tests
105(11)
Other Tests
116(9)
Summary
125(1)
Suggested Readings
126(1)
Discussion Questions
126(1)
Attitudes, Values, and Interests
127(34)
Aim
127(1)
Attitudes
127(14)
Values
141(7)
Interests
148(12)
Summary
160(1)
Suggested Readings
160(1)
Discussion Questions
160(1)
Psychopathology
161(36)
Aim
161(1)
Introduction
161(2)
Measures
163(7)
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and MMPI-2
170(9)
The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI)
179(6)
Other Measures
185(11)
Summary
196(1)
Suggested Readings
196(1)
Discussion Questions
196(1)
Normal Positive Functioning
197(26)
Aim
197(1)
Self-Concept
197(5)
Locus of Control
202(2)
Sexuality
204(1)
Creativity
205(8)
Imagery
213(2)
Competitiveness
215(1)
Hope
216(2)
Hassles
218(1)
Loneliness
218(1)
Death Anxiety
219(1)
Summary
220(1)
Suggested Readings
220(1)
Discussion Questions
221(2)
PART THREE. APPLICATIONS OF TESTING
Special Children
223(34)
Aim
223(1)
Some Issues Regarding Testing
223(11)
Categories of Special Children
234(12)
Some General Issues About Tests
246(9)
Summary
255(1)
Suggested Readings
255(1)
Discussion Questions
256(1)
Older Persons
257(15)
Aim
257(1)
Some Overall Issues
257(3)
Attitudes Toward the Elderly
260(1)
Anxiety About Aging
261(1)
Life Satisfaction
261(2)
Marital Satisfaction
263(1)
Morale
264(1)
Coping or Adaptation
265(1)
Death and Dying
265(1)
Neuropsychological Assessment
266(3)
Depression
269(1)
Summary
270(1)
Suggested Readings
270(1)
Discussion Questions
271(1)
Testing in a Cross-Cultural Context
272(25)
Aim
272(1)
Introduction
272(1)
Measurement Bias
272(10)
Cross-Cultural Assessment
282(2)
Measurement of Acculturation
284(3)
Some Culture-Fair Tests and Findings
287(6)
Standardized Tests
293(2)
Summary
295(1)
Suggested Readings
295(1)
Discussion Questions
296(1)
Disability and Rehabilitation
297(28)
Aim
297(1)
Some General Concerns
297(3)
Modified Testing
300(1)
Some General Results
301(3)
Legal Issues
304(3)
The Visually Impaired
307(5)
Hearing Impaired
312(9)
Physical-Motor Disabilities
321(2)
Summary
323(1)
Suggested Readings
323(1)
Discussion Questions
324(1)
PART FOUR. THE SETTINGS
Testing in the Schools
325(31)
Aim
325(1)
Preschool Assessment
325(3)
Assessment in the Primary Grades
328(3)
High School
331(3)
Admission into College
334(8)
The Graduate Record Examination
342(6)
Entrance into Professional Training
348(4)
Tests for Licensure and Certification
352(2)
Summary
354(1)
Suggested Readings
355(1)
Discussion Questions
355(1)
Occupational Settings
356(34)
Aim
356(1)
Some Basic Issues
356(1)
Some Basic Findings
356(3)
Ratings
359(1)
The Role of Personality
360(3)
Biographical Data (Biodata)
363(2)
Assessment Centers
365(6)
Illustrative Industrial Concerns
371(2)
Testing in the Military
373(3)
Prediction of Police Performance
376(1)
Examples of Specific Tests
377(2)
Integrity Tests
379(5)
Summary
384(4)
Suggested Readings
388(1)
Discussion Questions
389(1)
Clinical and Forensic Settings
390(37)
Aim
390(1)
Clinical Psychology: Neuropsychological Testing
390(2)
Projective Techniques
392(14)
Some Clinical Issues and Syndromes
406(3)
Health Psychology
409(10)
Forensic Psychology
419(3)
Legal Standards
422(1)
Legal Cases
422(4)
Summary
426(1)
Suggested Readings
426(1)
Discussion Questions
426(1)
PART FIVE. CHALLENGES TO TESTING
The Issue of Faking
427(33)
Aim
427(1)
Some Basic Issues
427(5)
Some Psychometric Issues
432(2)
Techniques to Discourage Faking
434(1)
Related Issues
435(2)
The MMPI and Faking
437(6)
The CPI and Faking
443(1)
Social Desirability and Assessment Issues
444(4)
Acquiescence
448(1)
Other Issues
449(7)
Test Anxiety
456(1)
Testwiseness
457(1)
Summary
458(1)
Suggested Readings
458(1)
Discussion Questions
459(1)
The Role of Computers
460(23)
Aim
460(1)
Historical Perspective
460(1)
Computer Scoring of Tests
461(1)
Computer Administration of Tests
462(5)
Computer-Based Test Interpretations (CBTI)
467(4)
Some Specific Tests
471(2)
Adaptive Testing and Computers
473(3)
Ethical Issues Involving Computer Use
476(1)
Other Issues and Computer Use
477(1)
A Look at Other Tests and Computer Use
478(3)
The Future of Computerized Psychological Testing
481(1)
Summary
481(1)
Suggested Readings
482(1)
Discussion Questions
482(1)
Testing Behavior and Environments
483(34)
Aim
483(1)
Traditional Assessment
483(1)
Behavioral Assessment
484(4)
Traditional vs. Behavioral Assessment
488(1)
Validity of Behavioral Assessment
488(2)
Behavioral Checklists
490(2)
Behavioral Questionnaires
492(9)
Program Evaluation
501(1)
Assessment of Environments
502(4)
Assessment of Family Functioning
506(4)
Broad-Based Instruments
510(5)
Summary
515(1)
Suggested Readings
515(1)
Discussion Questions
516(1)
The History of Psychological Testing
517(18)
Aim
517(1)
Introduction
517(1)
The French Clinical Tradition
518(1)
The German Nomothetic Approach
519(1)
The British Idiographic Approach
520(2)
The American Applied Orientation
522(8)
Some Recent Developments
530(3)
Summary
533(1)
Suggested Readings
533(1)
Discussion Questions
533(2)
Appendix: Table to Translate Difficulty Level of a Test Item into a z Score 535(2)
References 537(86)
Test Index 623(4)
Index of Acronyms 627(2)
Subject Index 629

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